Grandparents

• Other than Burnett County, the other Wisconsin counties in the St. Croix River Valley have lower proportions of households in which grandparents have responsibilities for their grandchildren.
• The proportion of households in which grandparents live with and care for grandchildren has fallen sharply in Pierce and St. Croix counties, although St. Croix County saw a substantial rebound in 2021.
• Polk and Burnett counties have had a fair amount of volatility with respect to this variable, but both have seen some declines since 2015.
   

• The proportion of households in which grandparents are living with and responsible for their grandchildren has remained stagnant at 0.7% in Minnesota since 2017.
• In Washington County this proportion has been trending downward since 2010, with the downward trend accelerating since 2019. On the other hand, the proportion has been increasing consistently in Chisago County over this time period.

• Burnett is the only county in the region with a higher proportion of households in which grandparents are looking after their grandchildren than the rest of Wisconsin.
• Chisago has a higher proportion of households in which grandparents are looking after their grandchildren compared to the rest of Minnesota, while Washington County has a lower proportion than the state average with respect to this indicator.

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